{"id":910591,"date":"2026-09-30T04:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T04:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/910591\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T04:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T04:32:13","slug":"caitlin-clark-joins-nikola-jokic-in-stunning-basketball-history-for-wnba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/910591\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark joins Nikola Jokic in stunning basketball history for WNBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With her masterful performance that kept the Indiana Fever season alive, Caitlin Clark joined Nikola Jokic and Tyrese Haliburton in epic WNBA-NBA basketball history.<\/p>\n<p>Caitlin Clark made basketball history that puts her name alongside Nikola Jokic.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/18838-nikola-jokic.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-395839-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Nikola  Jokic\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                C\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                31\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                208 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                111 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                Sombor, Serbia\n            <\/p>\n<p>The superstar guard delivered when it mattered, guiding the Indiana Fever through an all-time performance to lead their 99-89 Game 2 victory over the Las Vegas Aces in the opening round of the 2026 WNBA Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>With Clark&#8217;s heroics, Indiana kept its season alive and will head back to Las Vegas for the do-or-die Game 3.<\/p>\n<p> Caitlin Clark joins Nikola Jokic in epic NBA-WNBA history <\/p>\n<p>Facing elimination and the urgency to keep their season going in front of the Fever home crowd, Caitlin Clark put on a masterpiece to lead Indiana&#8217;s needed win against the defending WNBA champions.<\/p>\n<p>Clark stuffed the stat sheet and dropped 27 points, 15 assists, and 7 rebounds. She also buried five triples across 33 minutes of play.<\/p>\n<p>Clark is the first player in WNBA history to post at least a 27-point, 15-assist, and 7-rebound performance in a single game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As such, she joins Nikola Jokic and Tyrese Haliburton as the only players to accomplish it in a WNBA or NBA postseason game over the last five years (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FlyByKnite\/status\/2105094751288746192?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">h\/t<\/a> Justin Russo).<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2105122678969688103\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  <\/p>\n<p>Entering a win-or-go-home situation on Thursday&#8217;s pivotal Game 3 in Las Vegas against the Aces, Clark has golden momentum to pull off another monstrous, historic showing after her unreal performance.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_4\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790742733_922_bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Like what we are doing? 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